Los Angeles Times
With the all-new 2013 version of this iconic two-seater, Mercedes-Benz has created “one of the best road-trip cars that money can buy.” Its most noticeable new feature is also the model’s biggest drawback—the “bug-eyed face” that engineers created when they raised the grill and hood line to meet new crash requirements. But the new look doesn’t matter once you’ve fi red up the engine. This car’s turbo-charged 4.6- liter V-8 is smaller yet “significantly more powerful” than its 5.5-liter predecessor.
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